The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-24


subject forgiveness Before Shutdown"
After explaining some passages concerning
Hczckiah, DIR. 1almagc gave out the fol-
lowing hymn, which was sung by the con-
grcgation;
"This glorious hope rcviycs
our courage by the way,
While each In expectation lives
Aud long, To see the day"
Prof Henry Eyre Browne rendered on
the organ an aria with variations, by
Cmmcr The text Of the sermon was from
Ephcsians w., %; "Let not the sun COY
down upon your wrath" Dr. Talmage
said:
"What pillow embroidered Of all
colors hath the diving dayl The cradle Of
clouds from which the sun rises IL beauti-
ful enough, but II is surpassed by tho
many culorcd mausolcum IN which nc
evening il * buried. Sunset among tho
mountains II almost takes ones breath
away to recall the scene. The long
shadows stretching over the plain make
the glory OF the departing light ON tho
tip-top cmgs and struck aslnnt through
the foliage, the more tpnspicuous. Saffron
aud gold, purple and crimson comminglcd
All the castles Of cloud In conilagrntion.
Burning Moscows ON the sky. Hanging
gardens Of roses at their deepest blush.
Banners Of yapor, red ~ II from carnage,
In the battle oi the elements The hunter
among the Adirundacks, and the Swiss
yillagcr among the Alps, know
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mountains After u storm nj sea
the rolling grandeur into which the sun
goes down Ia battle nj nightiall IN some
thing TO make weird aud splendid dreams
out oi for lh.,imc. Alexander Smith,
! la his poem, compares the SUNSET la the
barren beach Of hell, hut this wonderful
spectacle Of naturr makes me think ui the
I burr ishcd W y ~ 'ravcn. Paul In person
writing my trNi rBWnirn -JD'a 81 the
| gorgeous sunsets among the mountains II
| Asia Minor and how lac hal often sem
! the towers oi Damascus blaze Ia the close
IT the oriental DAYS, and lac flashes out
that memory in the text when hc sayG
Let not the sun ~ down upon your
wmth.' sublime and suggestive duty
iur people then and people npH4--fonrve-
ness before shutdown. lie who never
feels tic thrpb ui Indignation IN imbccile.
lie who can walk among the injusiiccs Of
the world, inflicted upon himself and
others, without flush ol cheek, or flash Of
| eye, ~ agitation Of nature, IN either In
| sympathy with wrong ~ Ecmi-idi0tic.
| When Ananias, the high priest, ordered
/ tie cunstahlcs ui the courtroom Ia smitc
! Paul IN the mouth, Paul fired up aud said,
/ tod shall Emitc thee, thou whiicd wall
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text Paul commando the Eph,sinns, lie
! yc angry and sin not II nll depends on
/ what you arr mad at aud how long tho
l feeling lasts whether anger ~ right or
wrung Lie n full II cNaspcmiionS. saul
| after unyid, Succuth after Gideon, korah
after Mu-,s, the liuaIuins after Augustus,
| the rhnur',- nitrr Christ aud every one
has had his pusucr, and We are swim
died, OF hclcd, ~ misppprcnicd, or per-
secuted, ur in some way wrongcd, and the
danger II that hpnlthiul Indignation shall
bccumc lalciul spite, aud that our feelings
spttlc down into prolonged ouipouring
of temper displ,asing Ia God and ruinous
to Ourselves, and hence the important
! Injunction Of the text Let not the sun
~ down upon your wrath
"Why that limitation 10 ones anger
Why that period Of flaming yapor zct 90
punctuatc flaming dirpo-iiioni What
| las the sunset got io do with ones resent
| fol cmutiOns7 Was Il q hap-haNard scnti-
mrut written by Paul, without special sig
nincancc2 No, no, | think Of five reasons
why We should not let the sun set before
our temper sets.
81. fccausc twelve hour. n long enough
to be- cruss about any one wrong inflicted
upnn us. Nothing isso cxhauSiing tophysical
| health or mental faculty ~ u prolonged
| indulgence ui ill.humur. II racks the ncrv-
| GUS system, IL hurts the digestion, II heats
/ the hluod In brain and heart until tho
whole body Ia iint oycrhcatcd and then
| dcprsscd Beside that, II sours the dis
| position, turns one aside from his legiti-
/ mate work, cxpcnds energies that
ought " be- better employed, aud does
NJ more harm than II does our antag-
/ onist. Paul gives M good wide allow
ancc Of time for legitimate dcnunciation---
from clock 90 q o'clock, but says, Stop
thcrcl" Watch the descending orb %
day, and when II reaches the horizon take
q reef In your disposition. unloose your
collar and cool OIL Change the subject 10
something delightfully."- pleasant. Enroll
your tight fists and shake hands with some
one flank up the fires Of the curfew bell.
Drive the growing dog Of cnmity back 10
liz kennel The hours oi this morning
will pass by, aud the afternoon viii arrive,
and the sun will begin 10 set; and j beg OF
you on liz blazing hearth throw all your
icuds. inycctiycs and saiirs.
"Othcr things being equal, the man who
preserves good temper will como out
ahead An old cssayist says that the cole
bratcd John Henderson, Of Bristol, England,
wasat dining party where political excite
mcnt nan high aud the debate got angry,
and while Henderson was speaking, his
opponent, unable 10 answer his argument,
dashed glass Of wine In his face, when
the speaker deliberately wiped the liquid
from his face, and said. That sir, IN d.
erosion; now, II YOU please, for the main
Argument While worldly philosophy
could help but very few TO such equipois,
Of spirit, the grace Of God could help any
man TO such q triumph. 'lmpoeible,
you say, 4 would have either lctt the n
Die In anger or have knocked the man
down. But have come to beleye that